2006–07 FC Barcelona Femení season

FC Barcelona Femení
2006–07 season
Chairman	Joan Laporta
Manager	Xavi Llorens
Stadium	Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
League	14th & relegation
Copa Catalunya	Runner-up
Top goalscorer	Marta Unzué (6 goals)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2006–07 season was the 19th in official competition for FC Barcelona Femení, and their 11th in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

Ahead of the 2006–07 season, the women's section was significantly restructured and integrated into the structure of (male) youth sections of the club. As a result, the five women's youth teams ceased to exist, leaving 80 young players without a club^[1] (many, including 12-year-old future star Alexia Putellas, went to the youth teams of Espanyol).^[2] Only the three senior teams (A, B, and C) from the women's section were planned to continue operating. The biggest stars of Barcelona Femení in Maribel Domínguez and Patricia Pérez, as well as coach Natalia Astrain, left the club. The changes, confirmed by Joan Laporta, were heavily criticised by parents of the displaced players, who called the club sexist and avaricious.^[1] Astrain was replaced as head coach by Xavi Llorens.^[3]^[4]

In the Copa Catalunya, the team finished runner-up after losing to Espanyol in the final.^[5] In September, the team began using the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper as their main home ground, where they stayed until the Johan Cruyff Stadium was completed in 2019.^[6]

The team finished 14th, last, in the Superliga; their relegation to the Segunda División was confirmed in May, with suggestions that FC Barcelona may want to further reduce the section, dismantle it completely, or disassociate it.^[7]

Players

First team

As of June 2007^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Marina Marimon
—	GK	ESP	Cristina Molina
—	DF	ESP	Ana María Escribano
—	DF	ESP	Sarai Lucha
—	DF	ESP	Sheila Sanchón
—	DF	ESP	Marta Unzué
—	DF	ESP	Melanie Serrano
—	DF	ESP	Esther Romero
—	DF	ESP	Mireia Chico
—	MF	ESP	Alba Mena


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Paulina Ferré
—	MF	ESP	Berta Carles
—	MF	ESP	Alba Vilas
—	MF	ESP	Vicky Losada
—	FW	ESP	Elba Unzué
—	FW	ESP	Jessica Todo
—	FW	ESP	Judith Acedo
—	FW	ESP	Cristina Vega Bobo
—	FW	ESP	Laia Ramón

Reserves

Players from Barcelona B who are eligible to play for the first team. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ESP	Cynthia Pidal
—	DF	ESP	Silvia Vila
—	DF	ESP	Ana Maria Lara


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ESP	Marta Yáñez
—	FW	ESP	Anaïr Lomba
—	FW	ESP	Laura Carriba

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Moving from
Summer
	DF	Esther Romero	Barcelona B
	MF	Vicky Losada	Barcelona B
	DF	Marta Unzué	Osasuna
	FW	Elba Unzué	Osasuna
	FW	Jesica Todó
	FW	Cristina Vega Bobo	Barcelona B

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Moving to
Summer
	FW	Goretti Donaire	Levante
		Ana Belén Fuertes
	MF	Raquel Cabezón	Espanyol
	MF	Patty Pérez
	FW	Maribel Domínguez	Free agent
		Silvia Monje
		Desiree Moya
		Gemma Quer
	DF	Verónica Navarro	Zaragoza

Pre-season and friendlies

Torneig de Getxo

6 April 2007 Group A, match 1	Lagunak	0–1	Barcelona	Getxo
		Report		Stadium: Estadi de Bolue

6 April 2007 Group A, match 3	Athletic Club	0–0	Barcelona	Getxo
		Report		Stadium: Estadi de Bolue

7 April 2007 Final	Real Sociedad	2–3	Barcelona	Getxo
		Report		Stadium: Municipal de Fadura

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Copa Catalunya

25 August 2006 Semifinal	Barcelona	2–0	UE Lleida	Barcelona
	Paulina Lombi	^[9] [1]		Stadium: Nou Sardenya

28 August 2006 Final	Barcelona	1–7	Espanyol	Barcelona
	Berta Carles 58'	^[9] [2]	Ane 8' Marta Cubí 9' Sara 13' Adriana 52' Carol 55' Noemí 68' (pen.), 72'	Stadium: Nou Sardenya

League

10 September 2006 1	Zaragoza CFF	1–0	Barcelona	Zaragoza
	Vero Boquete 72'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Pedro Sancho Referee: Sergio Usón

17 September 2006 2	Barcelona	4–2	Oviedo Moderno	Sant Joan Despí
	Pau 35' Unzué 40' Judith 53' Lombi 93'	Report	Alba Castaño 68' Peque 73'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Jordi Molina Fernández

8 October 2006 3	Levante	1–0	Barcelona	Valencia
	Monforte 54'	Report		Stadium: Poliesportiu de Nazaret Referee: Ruiz García

15 October 2006 4	Barcelona	2–1	Sporting Huelva	Sant Joan Despí
	Unzué 58' (pen.) Judith 60'	Report	Rita 9'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Rodríguez

22 October 2006 5	Barcelona	0–2	SD Lagunak	Sant Joan Despí
		Report	Txiki 87' Uxue 89'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Dídac Durán

29 October 2006 6	Atlético de Madrid	0–1	Barcelona	Majadahonda
		Report	Melanie Serrano 88'	Stadium: Cerro del Espino Referee: Jorge Barba

5 November 2006 7	Barcelona	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Sant Joan Despí
	Elba	[3] [4]	?	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper

12 November 2006 8	Torrejón	1–0	Barcelona	Torrejón de Ardoz
	Cheni 75'	Report		Stadium: Camp Las Veredillas Referee: Martínez Solana

19 November 2006 9	Barcelona	2–3	Athletic Club	Sant Joan Despí
	Sheila 88' Mireia 90'	Report	Tzibi 11' Erika Vázquez 29' Irune Murua 43'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Company Jiménez

26 November 2006 10	Espanyol	5–1	Barcelona	Sant Adrià del Besòs
	Adriana 20', 47', 72' Sara Serna 61', 62'	Report	Lombi 87'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva de Sant Adrià Referee: García García

3 December 2006 11	Barcelona	1–2	Irex Puebla	Sant Joan Despí
	Unzué 8'	Report	Mari Jose 1' Priscila 44'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: José Manuel Vico Moreno

10 December 2006 12	Real Sociedad	2–1	Barcelona	Zubieta
	Lau 27' Itxaso 35'	Report	Bobo 81'	Stadium: Zubieta Facilities Referee: Fuentes Vicente

17 December 2006 13	Barcelona	1–3	CD Híspalis	Sant Joan Despí
	Mireia 61'	Report	Gimbert 24' Rocío Ríos 68' Auxi 71'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: García

21 January 2007 14	Barcelona	1–1	Zaragoza CFF	Sant Joan Despí
	Berta 92'	Report	Sira 46'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Corredor Pérez

28 January 2007 15	Oviedo Moderno	0–0	Barcelona	Oviedo
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Manuel Díaz Vega Referee: Pablo Nanclares Centeno

4 February 2007 16	Barcelona	0–2	Levante	Sant Joan Despí
		Report	Laura del Río 10' Goretti 47'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Rebollo López

11 February 2007 17	Sporting Club de Huelva	2–1	Barcelona	Huelva
	Rita 60' Liliana 85' (pen.)	Report	Unzué 11'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Huelva Referee: Núñez García

18 February 2007 18	Lagunak	1–1	Barcelona	Barañáin
	Irene 19'	Report	Judith 67'	Stadium: Servicio Municipal Lagunak Referee: Ballano

25 February 2007 19	Barcelona	0–1	Atlético de Madrid	Sant Joan Despí
		Report	Paloma 68'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Sánchez Aparicio

11 March 2007 20	Rayo Vallecano	1–3	Barcelona	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuestra Señora de la Torre

18 March 2007 21	Barcelona	0–3	Torrejón	Sant Joan Despí
		Report	Puche 17' Cheni 78' Marga 89'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Alfonso Oliva Bueno

25 March 2007 22	Athletic Club	5–0	Barcelona	Barakaldo
	Orueta 7' Gurutze 21' Itziar 43' Irune Murua 84' Jessi 90'	Report		Stadium: Estadi de Lasesarre Referee: Isturiz Latorre

1 April 2007 23	Barcelona	1–7	Espanyol	Sant Joan Despí
	Jessica 29'	Report	Noemí 49', 87' Adriana 53' Marta Cubí 55', 65' Carol 73' Sara Serna 83'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Jorge Pérez Fuentes

22 April 2007 24	Irex Puebla	3–2	Barcelona	Puebla de la Calzada
	Priscila 20', 50', 54'	Report	Jessica 5' Melanie Serrano 41'	Stadium: Municipal Extremadura Referee: Paloma Quintero

29 April 2007 25	Barcelona	1–3	Real Sociedad	Sant Joan Despí
	Unzué 59'	Report	Evelyn 50' Aintzane 85' Lau 89'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Liarte Pérez

6 May 2007 26	CD Híspalis	5–2	Barcelona	Sevilla
	Auxi 4', 59', 86' Gimbert 29' Avión 46'	Report	Melanie Serrano 33' Laura 83'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva José Ramón Cisneros Palacios Referee: Álvarez García

References

^ ^a ^b Roura, C (30 June 2006). "Habrá reestructuración en el fútbol femenino". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). p. 29.
^ Redondo, Bea (2021-12-10). "'Always wanting more' – how Alexia Putellas became the best in the world". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
^ Bonals, Laia (2021-05-16). "Making history has never been so close". Ara. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ "La grande rincorsa del Barcellona femminile". L Football (in Italian). 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ "Final de la Copa Catalunya Femenina 2006". 4 November 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Youtube.
^ "Se cumplen 15 años del primer partido del Barça Femenino en la Ciutat Esportiva". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ Roura, C; Solé, S (7 May 2007). "Stoichkov quiere a Alexanko" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). p. 14. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ "Plantilla 2006/07". FCBarcelona.cat. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b Tomás Belenguer, Manuel (December 2021). Barça femení. Història des dels orígens fins al triplet. Barcelona: Base. p. 396. ISBN 978-84-19007-00-1.

[Restructure-1] Roura, C (30 June 2006). "Habrá reestructuración en el fútbol femenino". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). p. 29.

[2] Redondo, Bea (2021-12-10). "'Always wanting more' – how Alexia Putellas became the best in the world". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-17.

[3] Bonals, Laia (2021-05-16). "Making history has never been so close". Ara. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

[4] "La grande rincorsa del Barcellona femminile". L Football (in Italian). 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

[5] "Final de la Copa Catalunya Femenina 2006". 4 November 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Youtube.

[6] "Se cumplen 15 años del primer partido del Barça Femenino en la Ciutat Esportiva". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

[7] Roura, C; Solé, S (7 May 2007). "Stoichkov quiere a Alexanko" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). p. 14. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[8] "Plantilla 2006/07". FCBarcelona.cat. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[Ref-9] Tomás Belenguer, Manuel (December 2021). Barça femení. Història des dels orígens fins al triplet. Barcelona: Base. p. 396. ISBN 978-84-19007-00-1.

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